54pronouns
15.3%of everyday speech
#4rank of the commonest
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | je | I | zhuh | 2.892% |
| 9 | vous | you (formal/plural) | voo | 1.566% |
| 10 | tu | you (informal) | tew | 1.544% |
| 14 | il | he/it | eel | 1.401% |
| 20 | on | we/one | ohN | 0.959% |
| 21 | ça | that | sah | 0.955% |
| 28 | qui | who | kee | 0.580% |
| 33 | nous | we | noo | 0.524% |
| 34 | elle | she/it | ehl | 0.514% |
| 35 | me | me | muh | 0.504% |
| 39 | y | there | ee-GREHK | 0.460% |
| 42 | tout | everything | too | 0.433% |
| 45 | te | to you | tuh | 0.393% |
| 49 | moi | me | mwah | 0.365% |
| 51 | ils | they (m) | eel | 0.329% |
| 53 | quoi | what | kwah | 0.311% |
| 54 | se | oneself | suh | 0.302% |
| 58 | toi | you | twah | 0.246% |
| 61 | lui | him/her | lew-EE | 0.240% |
| 66 | rien | nothing | ree-AN | 0.222% |
| 94 | tous | all (m pl) | toos | 0.139% |
| 158 | ça | that | kah | 0.066% |
| 167 | cela | that | suh-LAH | 0.062% |
| 226 | elles | they (f) | ehl | 0.041% |
| 278 | eux | them | uh | 0.032% |
| 308 | dont | whose | dohN | 0.029% |
| 359 | celui | the one (m) | suh-lew-EE | 0.024% |
| 421 | ceux | those (m) | suh | 0.020% |
| 496 | ceci | this | suh-SEE | 0.016% |
| 556 | celle | the one (f) | sehl | 0.015% |
| 620 | certains | some | sehr-TAN | 0.013% |
| 768 | laquelle | which one (f) | lah-KEHL | 0.010% |
| 808 | moi-même | myself | mwah-MEHM | 0.010% |
| 842 | chacun | each one | shah-KUHN | 0.010% |
| 933 | lequel | which one (m) | luh-KEHL | 0.009% |
| 1021 | certaines | certain | sehr-TEHN | 0.008% |
| 1070 | mien | mine | myaN | 0.008% |
| 1189 | celui-là | that one (m) | suh-lew-ee-LAH | 0.007% |
| 1242 | mienne | mine (f) | myehn | 0.006% |
| 1252 | vôtre | yours (formal) | vohtr | 0.006% |
| 1299 | lui-même | himself | lew-ee-MEHM | 0.006% |
| 1393 | toi-même | yourself | twah-MEHM | 0.006% |
| 1421 | celui-ci | this one (m) | suh-lew-ee-SEE | 0.006% |
| 1454 | celle-là | that one (f) | sehl lah | 0.005% |
| 1487 | nôtre | ours | nohtr | 0.005% |
| 1661 | celle-ci | this one (f) | sehl see | 0.005% |
| 1701 | celles | those (f) | sehl | 0.005% |
| 1754 | tienne | yours (f) | tyehn | 0.004% |
| 1818 | quiconque | whoever | kee-KOHNK | 0.004% |
| 1902 | vous-même | yourself (formal) | voo-MEHM | 0.004% |
| 1923 | tien | yours (m) | tyaN | 0.004% |
| 1948 | grand-chose | much (pas grand-chose = not much) | grahN-SHAWZ | 0.004% |
| 2041 | soi | oneself | swah | 0.004% |
| 2414 | elle-même | herself | ehl-MEHM | 0.003% |
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